Music video comparison- IW

 14.10.20

In the different music videos the camera technique is used differently to tell a certain story. For instance, in teenage dirtbag the cameras are focused on the certain person the song is talking about. So, when they talk about the girl ‘Noelle’ they show her on camera, when they talk about the jock who’s the girl’s boyfriend they show him on the video acting all tough and big. Also, in the video they use some split screens showing two or more scenes at once. The camera content in teenage dirtbag is clear and they have set the camera up instead of moving with the band. Whereas, in Sk8ter Boi the camerawork is fast as they follow the girl going through the streets and alleyways. During the music video they mainly show her and have a couple people in the back as part of her ‘Gang’. Although they are both very strong, upbeat music videos there is a very big difference through the themes. In teenage dirtbag its set in a high school with the band playing around them and they include all the students as ‘fans’. Then in Sk8ter Boi the video is set in a busy town/street where the girl is trying to show that she doesn’t care and that she is reckless as she smashes a car window at the end of the video. Overall, they are both good music videos with a clear setting of what the ‘story’ is about.

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 5.10.20

PREP How is media language used on the front cover of MOJO? In each point, compare how differently We Love Pop uses media language.

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Comparison of media language in MOJO and We Love Pop

The layout of MOJO is organised which connotes (=has associations of) it is an orderly and well put together. By contrast, the layout of We Love Pop is...chaotic which connotes it is a happy and fun magazine. These are both well designed magazines but you would assume the We love pop magazine is aimed for younger people.

The typography of MOJO is bold, certain colours and all majority kept in the same font which connotes (=has associations of) it is keeping the same vibe and showing of its main purposes. By contrast, the typography of We Love Pop is colourful, big letters and scattered across the magazine which connotes the magazine is fun and has lots for the reader to see and read.

The layout of MOJO is very fixed where you have enough space for the headline and title as well as the photo and the CD which connotes (=has associations of) it’s showing that’s it very fixed on getting people attention of the band. By contrast, the layout of We Love Pop is very close together and is filled with pictures and big writing which connotes it wants the audience to view all of the fun and cool things the magazine has inside.

The colour palette of MOJO is limited to pink blacks and white which connotes (=has associations of) it is trying to keep to a theme and putting the most important things in the right colours. By contrast, the colour palette of We Love Pop is lots of bright colours such as pink, blue and yellow which lets the reader see all that is important of the magazine.  

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